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PERSONNEL  SPECIFICATIONS 


SIGNAL  CORPS 

FIELD  SIGNAL  BATTALION 

TELEGRAPH  BATTALION 

PIGEON  COMPANY 


WAR  DEPARTMENT 

THE  ADJUTANT  GENERAL'S  OFFICE 

CLASSIFICATION  DIVISION 

WASHINGTON 


C.  C.  P.  Form  475 


PERSONNEL  SPECIFICATIONS 
SIGNAL  CORPS 

Field  Signal  Battalion. 

Telegraph  Battalion. 

Pigeon  Company. 


CONTENTS 

Organization.  Table.  Page. 

FIELD  SIGNAL  BATTALION. 

Foreword    i-v 

Headquarters  and  Supply  Section 23-A  1-2 

Radio    Company 23-B  3-5 

Wire    Company 23-C  6-8 

Outpost  Company 23-D  9-11 

Summary,  Field  Signal  Battalion.  .t 23  12-13 

TELEGRAPH  BATTALION. 

Headquarters  Detachment 114-A  14 

Supply  Detachment. 114-B  15 

Telegraph  Company 114-C  16-19 

Summary,  Telegraph  Battalion 114  20 

PIGEON  COMPANY. 

Pigeon  Company 348  21-23 

Summary,   Pigeon   Company 348  24 

Occupational  names  and  symbols  used  herein  refer  to  the  system  em- 
ployed by  the  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  Classification  Division,  in 
"Occupational  Index"  C  C  P  4,  and  "Trade  Specifications"  C  C  P  504. 

C.  C.  P.  Form  475 
December,   1918. 


FOREWORD 


Personnel  Specifications  for  three  units  of  the  Signal  Corps  are 
herewith  issued.  On  the  basis  of  Tables  of  Organization,  the  Sig- 
nal Corps  has  organized  field  signal  battalions,  telegraph  battal- 
ions, pigeon  companies,  army  radio  section,  a  meteorologicl  sec- 
tion, and  depot  battalions.  In  addition,  personnel  has  been  author- 
ized for  the  organization  of  service  companies  and  a  meteorolog- 
ical service  for  military  operations  in  the  United  States.  The 
army  radio  section  being  organized  in  France  for  use  exclusively 
in  the  American  Expeditionary  Forces,  with  no  information  avail- 
able at  this  time  concerning  the  duties  of  its  personnel,  tables  of 
Personnel  Specifications  are  consequently  not  available  for  publi- 
cation. For  the  meteorological  section,  undergoing  a  general 
change  in  its  organization  at  the  termination  of  hostilities,  tables 
of  Personnel  Specifications  are  impracticable  at  the  present  time. 
'  The  depot  battalion  is  a  detachment  of  casuals  organized  for  re- 
placement purposes  with  no  duties  as  a  unit,  the  personnel  being 
classified  according  to  the  demand  of  the  moment.  In  the  United 
States,  service  companies  are  purely  administrative  units  with  no 
unit  duties,  the  personnel  being  used  for  individual  duties.  Fur- 
ther, the  meteorological  service  is  organized  according  to  no  table 
of  organization.  The  publication  of  Tables  of  Personnel  Specifi- 
cations is,  therefore,  limited  to  these  units  mentioned  below, 
which  have  fixed  duties  and  which,  no  matter  what  change  in  the 
actual  organization  of  them  may  be  authorized,  it  is  believed,  will 
always,  in  the  main,  function  as  they  do  now,  and  upon  which  any 
new  Tables  of  Personnel  Specifications  must,  consequently,  be 
based.  These  units  are : 

1.  Field  Signal  Battalion. 

2.  Telegraph  Battalion. 

3.  Pigeon  Company. 

It  will  be  noticed  that  Personnel  Specifications  include  the 
Army  title,  the  authorization  of  the  various  grades  according  to 
the  Tables  of  Organization,  the  corresponding  civilian  occupation, 
the  degree  of  skill  at  the  occupation  and  the  occupational  symbol 
(used  in  the  classification  of  all  enlisted  men)  which  are  com- 
monly found  in  the  Tables  of  Occupational  Needs  for  various 
branches  and  corps  of  the  service  heretofore  published.  In  ad- 


dition.  Personnel  Specifications  include  a  suggested  substitute 
for  the  civ  ilia  a  occupations  and  a  description  of  the  duties  of 
each  grade. 

Several  limitations  to  the  complete,  intelligent  use  of  any  sort 
of  tables  ot  occupational  organization  of  Army  units  have 
created  the.  necessity  for  tables  where  the  duties  of  various 
grades  are  specified.  The  Tables  of  Occupational  Needs  pre- 
scribe the  trade  specialists  required  to  organize  and  maintain 
the  organization  of  well-balanced  units.  The  personnel  office  in 
preparing  a  requisition  for  men  for  the  organization  which  is 
forming  can  from  the  Tables  of  Occupational  Needs  alone  get 
the  material  for  the  telegram  requisitioning  these  men.  But  in 
making  an  assignment  of  the  men  provided  to  fill  the  requisition 
more  than  the  bare  terms  of  the  civilian  occupation  required 
must  be  taken  into  account  if  the  assignment  is  to  remain  per- 
manent. 

For  two  sergeants,  both  to  be  drawn  from  the  same  occupation, 
one  to  function  as  a  radio  sergeant,  heavy  artillery,  and  the  other 
as  a  sergeant,  first  class,  Air  Service,  the  personnel  officer  would 
make  no  choice  between  two  wireless  operators,  but  would  in- 
discriminately send  one  to  the  regiment  of  heavy  artillery  and 
the  other  to  the  motor  mechanics  regiment.  But  when  he  reads  • 
in  Personnel  Specifications  for  the  particular  arm  he  is  consider- 
ing the  following  concerning  the  radio  sergeant  : 

1  Radio  Sergeant.  .  .  .Wireless  or  buzzer  operator  1     Jour.     31w 

Substitute:     Telegrapher. 

Cares  for  and  operates  wireless"  apparatus  and 
makes  repairs  under  adverse  conditions.  Re- 
quired to  send  and  receive  fifteen  words  per 
minute. 

while  the  other,  the  sergeant  first  class,  Air  Service,  is  merely 
defined  as 

1  Wireless  Operator Wireless  operator  1     Jour.     31w 

Supervises  the  testing  of  repaired  radio  units  and 
accessory  wireless  apparatus. 

he  will  send  the  man  whose  card  shows  more  athletic  activity 
and  greater  mental  alertness  to  the  artillery,  while  the  man  with 
more  academic  ability  in  radio  telegraphy  and  construction  will 
be  sent  to  the  electrical  repair  company  of  the  motor  mechanics 
regiment,  and  both  will  have  much  better  prospects  of  remaining 
in  this  assignment  than  had  a  random  selection  been  made 
merely  from  the  civilian  occupation.  Frequently  the  personnel 
officer  will  find  that  the  definition  of  duties  describes  the  limits 
of  duties.  From  this  may  be  inferred  the  range  of  qualifications 
which  the  man  must  possess  in  order  to  be  of  the  utmost  use  to 
his  company.  In  every  case  he  will  find  the  qualifications  stated 
in  terms  of  what  the  man  actually  does,  for  it  has  been  determined 

II 


that  with  such  a  statement  the  tables  can  be  used  to  greatest  ad- 
vantage both  by  personnel  officers  and  by  commanding  officers. 

The  limitations  upon  successfully  assigning  men  in  a  person- 
nel office  have  created  another  necessity  for  Tables  of  Specifica- 
tion. Not  only  is  some  guide  required  by  the  personnel  officer 
in  making  initial  assignments,  but  it  is  also  necessary  to  point 
the  way  for  the  organization  commander.  It  can  not  be  taken 
for  granted  that  a  man  assigned  by  the  personnel  officer  will  in 
every  instance  function  as  it  is  intended  he  should.  In  some 
instances  it  has  been  found  not  only  that  he  does  not  so  function, 
but  that  he  is  never  given  a  chance  to  do  so.  This  is  not  because 
of  any  opposition  to  giving  him  a  chance  to  demonstrate  how 
far  his  occupational  qualifications  fit  him  for  performing  Army 
duties,  but  because  the  relation  between  the  civilian  occupation 
and  the  Army  duties  is  not  in  every  case  apparent.  In  the  case 
of  cooks  the  relation  is  so  obvious  that  no  one  could  mistake  it, 
but  there  are  other  occupations  the  relations  of  which  to  Army 
duties  are  not  so  patent  as  those  of  cooks.  Right  here  the  tables 
find  their  practical  usefulness.  They  enable  the  company  com- 
mander to  compare  what  the  man  does  in  his  company  with  the 
occupation  which  most  nearly  fits  him  to  perform  these  duties. 
Then  it  is  a  logical  step  to  take  the  Qualification  Cards  and  the 
assignment  as  made  by  the  personnel  officer  and  to  place  the  man 
in  the  position  where  his  occupational  qualifications  relate  to  the 
Army  function. 

Each  set  of  Tables  of  Occupational  Needs  and  Personnel  Speci- 
fications contains  the  following  statement,  which  prescribes  their 
use: 

The  purpose  of  these  tables  is  to  assist  in  fitting  into  the 
Army  civilian  occupational  experience  where  it  will  be  util- 
ized to  the  best  advantage.  Because  of  the  scarcity  of  men 
possessing  trade  ability,  the  occupations  specified  in  these 
tables  have  been  divided  into  two  groups : 

(a)  Those  that  are  essential  to  successful  operation  are 
known  as  the  MAIN  GROUP  and  are  to  be  provided. 

(b)  Those  that  are  desirable  but  not  entirely  essential  to 
successful  operation  are  listed  under  LESS  ESSENTIAL 
GROUP,  and  are  to  be  fitted  in  as  indicated,  provided  they 
are  available  and  are  not  needed  for  assignment  elsewhere 
in  some  MAIN  GROUP. 

In  the  organization  of  units  requisitions  for  occupation- 
alists  will  therefore  be  honored  only  in  order  to  complete 
such  MAIN  GROUPS. 

In  the  following  tables  the  LESS  ESSENTIAL  GROUP 
is  in  no  case  included  in  the  totals  of  the  unit.  Although  de- 
sirable that  any  or  all  of  the  specialists  called  for  in  this 
group  should  be  allotted  to  each  unit  as  a  whole,  it  is  not 
necessary  to  assign  the  men  called  for  in  the  group  to  any 
particular  section  of  the  unit ;  moreover,  since  they  can  not 

in 


be  requisitioned,  their  presence  in  an  organization  depends 
upon  whether  they  are  to  be  found  at  the  station  of  forma- 
tion of  the  unit.  For  these  reasons,  the  LESS  ESSENTIAL 
GROUP  is  in  every  instance  appended  to  the  Tables  of  Per- 
sonnel Specifications. 

Therefore,  when  any  or  all  of  the  occupational  specialists 
of  a  LESS  ESSENTIAL  GROUP  are  assigned  to  any 
organization,  the  total  number  of  men  whose  occupations 
are  "not  specified"  remaining  in  the  organization  will  be 
decreased  by  the  number  of  specialists  of  the  LESS  ESSEN- 
TIAL GROUP  added  to  the  organization,  and  the  number  of 
occupational  specialists  already  assigned  will  be  increased 
by  the  same  number. 

The  utilization  of  all  the  resources  of  supply  has  provided  the 
possibility  of  assigning  to  each  organization  the  trade  ability 
actually  required  in  order  to  enable  the  organization  properly  to 
operate.  Moreover,  occupational  specialists  are  quite  as  essen- 
tial to  successful  operation  as  is  equipment  used  by  the  organiza- 
tion in  the  field.  Telegraphers  and  buzzer  operators  are  as 
necessary  to  the  complete  functioning  of  a  Field  Signal  Bat- 
talion as  are  rifles  and  bayonets  to  a  rifle  company  of  the  in- 
fantry regiment.  In  the  first  days  of  the  present  Army  the 
necessity  for  occupational  specialists  was  usually  vague,  and  in- 
coherently expressed  where  it  was  known ;  but  now  the  greater 
expansion  of  the  Army  and  the  increased  specialization  of  units 
have  made  it  necessary  to  secure  to  the  organization  performing 
duties  of  an  intricate  or  technical  nature  men  who  by  period  of 
civilian  training  at  the  various  arts  and  trades  have  become 
especially  fitted  to  perform  these  functions. 

The  actual  assignment  of  these  specialists  is  qualified  by  con- 
ditions which,  owing  to  the  haste  in  war  training,  it  is  not  pos- 
sible to  overcome.  There  are  certain  occupations  necessary  to 
successful  operation  in  the  field,  which  it  is  not  possible  to  sup- 
ply in  the  number  stated  as  essential  in  the  various  Tables  of 
Personnel  Specifications.  These  occupational  specialists  are  pro- 
duced only  after  many  years  of  civilian  training  and  the  indus- 
tries which  produce  them  are  not  extensively  developed.  The 
number  of  civilians  entering  the  Army  who  possess  trade  ability 
of  a  rare  kind  is  therefore  not  enough  to  fill  the  demand.  To 
meet  this  condition  but  one  solution  is  possible :  To  give  men  of 
civilian  occupations  allied  to  these  rare  ones  a  brief  but  compre- 
hensive period  of  training  in  the  Army  specialty  they  will  be 
called  upon  to  perform.  This  has  in  many  instances  been  done, 
and  when  the  authorization  of  various  Tables  of  Personnel 
Specifications  in  all  staff  corps  and  branches  and  arms  of  the 
service  is  determined,  it  will  be  possible  by  adjusting  the  supply 
to  the  demand  to  foresee  exactly  what  numbers  of  these  men 
must  be  trained  to  fill  the  demand. 

IV 


Now  that  these  Tables  are  in  usable  form,  there  no  longer 
remains  any  reason  for  the  misplacement  of  skilled  occupational 
specialists.  Without  good  reason  misplacements  should  in  no 
case  be  permitted.  An  electrical  instrument  maker  or  repair- 
man must  be  used  in  a  Field  Signal  Battalion  on  the  work  for 
which  he  is  trained,  not  as  assistant  cook.  Specialists  are  un- 
common and  valuable.  It  requires  more  time  to  produce  a  good 
draftsman  than  it  does  to  make  a  bayonet,  yet  the  soldier  is  pro- 
hibited from  chopping  wood  or  opening  cans  with  the  bayonet, 
while  draftsmen  in  many  instances  have  been  used,  not  for  the 
task  for  which  their  training  has  prepared  them,  but  for  duties 
for  which  they  have  had  no  training,  or  which  do  not  challenge 
their  ability.  This  is  wastage  of  the  worst  sort,  for  while  the 
piece  of  materiel  destroyed  can  be  replaced  in  a  short  time  by 
another  which  will  function  quite  as  well,  the  trade  specialist 
lost  to  the  service  can  not.  And  at  the  present  time,  when  every 
person  possessing  trade  ability  has  a  peculiar  place  in  the  Army, 
specialists  assigned  by  personnel  officers  to  organizations  must 
be  thoroughly  tried  out  in  the  place  which  they  are  assigned 
to  fill. 

The  intelligent  use  of  these  tables  is  therefore  as  important 
as  the  occupational  classification  of  the  men  in  making  full  use 
of  the  manpower  of  the  nation. 


CONFIDENTIAL 
For  Official  Use  Only 


Personnel   Specifications 
Table    23-A 


HEADQUARTERS  AND  SUPPLY  SECTION 

FIELD  SIGNAL  BATTALION 
(TABLES  OF  ORGANIZATION  No.  23) 


Army  title  set  in  bold  face  type  followed  on  the  same  line  by  the  corre- 
sponding: civilian  occupation,  the  number  of  men,  the  degree  of  skill  and 
the  occupational  symbol. 

On  the  next  line  appears  the  suggested  substitute  occupation. 

Then  follows  the  description  of  army  duties. 


2  Sergeants,  First  Class: 

1  As  Sergeant  Major ....  General  clerical  worker  1     Jour.      38g 

Chief  clerk  of  battalion  officer.  Supervises  prepa- 
ration and  filing  of  reports,  returns,  correspond- 
ence and  orders.  Knowledge  of  typewriting  de- 
sirable. 

1   As   Supply   Sergeant Stockkeeper  1     Jour.       18s 

Prepares  requisitions  for  Quartermaster,  Ord- 
nance, Signal  supplies  and  for  rations,  issues 
.same,  keeping  records  of  all  material  received, 
on  hand  and  issued.  Stores  ahd  maintains  in 
good  condition  all  supplies  in  his  possession.  A 
knowledge  of  electrical  supplies,  especially  tele- 
phone, telegraph  and  radio  material,  is  essential 
and  ability  to  typewrite  desirable. 

3  Sergeants: 

1   As  Color  Sergeant .  .  .  Topographical  draftsman  1     Jour.    29tp 

Makes  and   keeps  up-to-date   maps,   sketches  and 

diagrams  of  all  telephone  and  telegraph  lines 

and    other   means    of   intercommunication    and 

proposed  signal  work  within  the  division. 

1    As   Clerk Typist  1     Jour.       39t 

Assists  Supply  Sergeant  in  requisitioning,  issuing, 
storing  and  accounting  for  supplies.  Knowledge 
of  telephone,  telegraph  and  radio  material  es- 
sential. 

1   As  Personnel   Sergeant Payroll   clerk  1      Jour.       38p 

Substitute-'    Bank  clerk,  cost  clerk,  time  clerk. 
Prepares  pay  cards,  pay  rolls,  rosters  and  returns 
of  personnel.     Ability  to  typewrite  essential. 

1  Corporal    (As   Cobbler) Cobbler  1     Jour.       47c 

Repairs  shoes  and  makes  general  repairs  to  leather 
parts  of  equipment. 

2  Chauffeurs,  First  Class: 

1    As    Truckmaster Truckmaster  1     Jour.    23tm 

Substitute-      Chauffeur,  truck;  auto  mechanic, 

general. 

In  charge  of  all  motor  vehicles  within  the  battal- 
ion. Must  be  able  to  drive  any  type  of  motor 
car  or  truck  and  be  able  to  supervise  all  repairs. 
Garage  experience  necessary. 


Personnel   Specifications  CONFIDENTIAL 

Table  23-A    (Cont.)  For  Official  Use  Only 

HQ.  AND  SUPPLY  SECTION— FIELD  SIGNAL  BN.— Continued. 

1  Storage  Battery  Expert:  Storage  battery  elec- 
trician    1  Jour.  lOst 

Charges  and  makes  repairs  to  all  storage  batteries 
within  the  division.  Must  have  a  good  theoret- 
ical and  practical  knowledge  of  elementary  elec- 
tricity, storage  batteries,  direct  current,  motors 
and  generators,  charging  apparatus  and  gaso- 
line engines. 

8  Chauffeurs Auto  chauffeur  1     Jour.      22a 

Heavy  truck  chauffeur  7     Jour.       23t 

Drives  and  makes  emergency  repairs  to  automo- 
bile or  heavy  truck. 

1  Cook Cook  1     Jour.      40c 

Purchases  rations  and  prepares  food  for  the  bat- 
talion officers'  mess  of  8  to  15  officers.  Keeps 
accounts  of  the  mess. 

1  Horseshoer General  auto  repairman  1     Jour.      24g 

Assistant  truckmaster  in  maintenance  of  motor 
equipment  and  repair  of  damaged  trucks  and 
automobiles. 


11  Privates,  First  Class,  and  Privates: 
1     Stenographer 

Stenographic  assistant  in  battalion 


1     Stenographer Stenographer  1     Jour.       39s 

headquarters. 


1  Motorcyclist Motorcyclist  1     Jour.     22m 

Drives  and  makes  emergency  repairs  to  motor- 
cycles under  adverse  conditions.  Used  for  mo- 
tor dispatch  service  within  the  battalion. 

1   Electrician General  electrician  1     Jour.      lOg 

Assists  storage  battery  expert  in  maintenance  of 
charging  apparatus. 

1  Teamster Teamster  1     Jour.       27t 

Drives  and  cares  for  team  of  horses  or  mules. 

1  As  Assistant  Cook 1  Uncl. 

Performs  duties  of  kitchen  police  and  waiter  at 
battalion  officers'  mess. 

6  Privates,  First  Class,  and  Privates 6  Uncl. 

Performs  general  military  duties. 

LESS  ESSENTIAL  GROUP. 

2  Stockkeepers Stockkeeper  2     Appr.     18s 

Assists  Supply  Sergeant  in  receiving,  storing  and 
issuing  supplies. 

3  Motorcyclists Motorcyclist  3     Appr.    22m 

Drives  and  makes  emergency  repairs  to  motor- 
cycles under  adverse  conditions.  IJsed  for  mo- 
tor dispatch  service  within  the  battalion. 

1    Teamster Teamster  1     Jour.       27t 

Drives  and  cares  for  team  of  horses  or  mules. 

2 


CONFIDENTIAL  Personnel  Specifications 

For  Official  Use  Only  Table  23-B 

RADIO  COMPANY 

FIELD  SIGNAL  BATTALION 
(TABLES  OF  ORGANIZATION  No.  23) 


Army  title  set  in  bold  face  type  followed  on  the  same  line  by  the  corre- 
sponding civilian  occupation,  the  number  of  men,  the  degree  of  skill  and 
the  occupational  symbol. 

On  the  next  line  appears  the  suggested  substitute  occupation. 

Then  follows  the  description  of  army  duties. 


1  Master  Signal  Electrician ....  Radio  electrical  expert  1     Jour.   31wc 

Responsible  to  the  company  commander  for  the 
condition  of  the  technical  equipment  of  the 
company.  He  must  have  a  thorough  technical 
and  practical  knowledge  of  gasoline  engines, 
electrical  machinery  and  storage  batteries,  and 
of  the  installation,  operation  and  maintenance 
of  damped  and  undamped  wave  radio  transmit- 
ting and  receiving  apparatus. 

6  Sergeants,  First  Class: 

1   As  First  Sergeant:   Boss,  foreman  or  superin- 
tendent ;  leadership  material 1  Uncl. 

Agent  of  company  commander  in  maintaining  dis- 
cipline; manages  company  under  direction  of 
company  commander;  arranges  details  in  execu- 
tion of  orders  and  assigns  men  to  various  em- 
ployments; required  to  act  on  own  initiative  in 
emergencies  in  absence  of  company  officers;  su- 
pervises preparation  of  company  reports,  re- 
turns and  correspondence. 

5  As  Section  Chiefs Radio  operator  5     Jour.     31w 

In  command  of  section.  Responsible  for  instruc- 
tion, discipline,  equipment,  training  and  effi- 
ciency of  the  section.  Transmits  and  receives 
messages  in  Continental  Morse  Code  at  speed 
of  25  words  or  over  per  minute.  Theoretical 
and  practical  knowledge  of  alternating  currents 
and  high  potentials,  the  installation,  operation, 
and  maintenance  of  both  damped  and  un- 
damped wave  transmitting  and  receiving  ap- 
paratus is  essential. 

9  Sergeants: 

1   As   Mess   Sergeant Caterer  1     Jour.     40ca 

Purchases  food  supplies;  plans  menus  with  refer- 
ence to  variety  and  food  values;  responsible  for 
cleanliness,  conservation  and  preparation  of 
food  and  sanitation  of  kitchen  and  area;  keeps 
accounts  of  organization  mess. 

1  As  Supply  Sergeant Stockkeeper  1     Jour.       18s 

Keeps  company  property  and   supplies,  provides 

for  replenishing  these  stores,  issues  same  and 

keeps   account   thereof;    supervises   repairs   to 

property. 


Personnel   Specifications  CONFIDENTIAL 

Table  23-B    (Cont.)  For   Official  Use   Only 

RADIO  COMPANY— FIELD  SIGNAL  BN.— Continued. 

7    [Radio  Operators] Radio  operator  7     Jour.      31w 

Adjusts,  maintains  and  operates  damped  and  un- 
damped wave  transmitting  and  receiving  appa- 
ratus, locates  trouble  and  makes  necessary 
minor  repairs.  Uses  wavemeter  with  ability  to 
rapidly  change  from  one  wave  length  to  an- 
other. Transmits  and  receives  25  or  more 
words  per  minute  (Continental  Morse  Code). 
Two  usually  used  as  supervising  operators  of 
Divisional  Artillery  Radio  stations.  Five  ser- 
geants on  section  duty  and  assistants  to  section 
chiefs. 

15  Corporals: 

1  As  Company  Clerk Typist  1     Jour.       39t 

Prepares  all  company  reports,  returns  and  corres- 
pondence. 

2  As  Mechanics: 

1 Instrument  maker  and  repairer  1     Jour.       72e 

Makes  tuning  and  other  coils,  repairs  all  type 
of  transmitting  and  receiving  apparatus. 

1 ....  Generator  tender,  electrician,  dynamo  1     Jour.     lOgt 

Repairs  generators  and  motors  and  maintains 
accumulators. 

12  [Radio  Operators] Radio  operator  12    Jour.  31w 

Adjusts,  maintains  and  operates  all  types  damped 

wave  radio  apparatus,  locates  faults  and  makes 

minor  repairs.     Must  be  able  to  rapidly  change 

from  one  wave  length  to  another.    Is  either  on 

section  duty  within  the  company  or  on  division- 
al detail  to  supervise  Divisional  Artillery  Radio 

Apparatus.    Transmits  and  receives  at  20  words 

or  more   per  minute   messages  in   Continental 

Morse  Code. 

1  Chauffeur Heavy  truck  chauffeur  1     Jour.       23t 

Drives  and  makes  emergency  repairs  to  heavy 
trucks. 

2  Cooks Cook  2     Jour.       40c 

Required  to  cook  all  plain  foods,  small  doughs  and 
properly  to  cut  a  quarter  of  beef. 

1    Horseshoer General  auto  repairman  1     Jour.      24g 

Repairs  motor  vehicles  of  company. 

40  Privates,  First  Class  and  Privates: 

25    [Radio  Operators] Radio   operator  25   Appr.   31w 

Transmits  and  receives  12  or  more  words  per  min- 
ute (Continental  Morse  Code.) 

3  As  Linemen.  .Telephone  and  telegraph  lineman  3     Appr.      32t 

Supervises  line  construction  and  maintains  com- 
munication lines,  including  installation  and  re- 
pair of  telephones. 


CONFIDENTIAL  Personnel    Specifications 

For  Official  Use  Only  Table  23-B   (Cont.) 

RADIO  COMPANY— FIELD  SIGNAL  BN.— Continued. 

12    12  Uncl. 

Performs  general  military  duties. 

LESS  ESSENTIAL  GROUP. 

[1] Barber  1     Jour.        45 

In  addition  to  regular  duties,  engages  in  his  civilian 
occupation,  drawing  his  'patronage  from  per- 
sonnel of  the  company. 

[2] Bugler  2     Appr.  44bu 

Required  to  sound  army  calls;  liaison  agent  fa- 
miliar with  all  forms  of  visual  signalling;  must 
be  able  to  read,  write  and  speak  English  flu- 
ently. 

[2] Light  truck  chauffeur  2     Jour.      221t 

Drives  and  makes  emergency  repairs  to  light 
trucks. 

[2] Gasoline  engineman  or  repairman  2     Jour.        25 

Operates,  maintains  and  repairs  gas  engine  for 
charging  batteries. 

[4] Motorcyclist  2     Jour.     22m 

2     Appr.    22m 

Drives  and  makes  emergency  repairs  to  motor- 
cycles under  adverse  conditions.  Used  for 
motor  dispatch  service  within  the  battalion. 

[1] Storage  battery  repairman  and  charger  1     Appr.    lOst 

Maintains  and  repairs  storage  batteries  and  acces- 
sory apparatus. 


Personnel   Specifications  CONFIDENTIAL 

Table  23-C  For  Official  Use  Only 

WIRE  COMPANY 

FIELD  SIGNAL  BATTALION 
(TABLES  OF  ORGANIZATION  Nos.  23  AND  123) 


Army  title  set  in  bold  face  type  followed  on  the  same  line  by  the  corre- 
sponding civilian  occupation,  the  number  of  men,  the  degree  of  skill  and 
the  occupational  symbol. 

On  the  next  line  appears  the  suggested*  substitute  occupation. 

Then  follows  the  description  of  army  duties. 

1   Master  Signal  Electrician Wire  chief  1      Jour.      33w 

Chief  operator  and  wire  chief  at  Division  Head- 
quarters, responsible  for  the  installation,  oper- 
ation and  maintenance  of  the  Division  tele- 
phone and  telegraph  office,  and  records  of  all 
wire  lines  within  the  division.  Supervises  in-  » 
stallation  and  repair  of  telephone  switchboards, 
telephone  lines  and  telephone  apparatus. 

5  Sergeants,  First  Class: 

1  First  Sergeant:  Leadership  material;  practical 
knowledge  of  telephones  and  telegraph  appa- 
ratus    1  Uncl. 

Agent  of  company  commander  in  maintaining  dis- 
cipline; manages  company  under  direction  of 
company  commander;  arranges  details  in  execu- 
tion of  orders  and  assigns  men  to  various 
employments;  required  to  act  on  own  initiative 
in  emergencies  in  absence  of  company  officers; 
supervises  preparation  of  company  reports,  re- 
turns and  correspondence. 

4  As  Chiefs  of  Sections Telegrapher  4     Jour.      31t 

Responsible  for  instruction,  training,  discipline 
and  maintenance  of  equipment  of  section  and 
its  efficiency  in  stringing  wire  for  telephone  or 
telegraph  lines,  laying  and  forming  cables,  in- 
stalling, operating  and  maintaining  telephone 
switchboards  and  telegraph  apparatus.  Three 
act  as  chief  operators  at  Brigade  Headquarters 
and  advanced  center  of  information,  being  in 
charge  of  those  signal  offices  and  all  means  of 
intercommunication  at  those  points.  One  acts 
as  assistant  chief  operator  at  Division  Head- 
quarters. 

7  Sergeants: 

1  As  Mess  Sergeant Caterer  1     Jour.    40ca 

Purchases  food  supplies,  plans  menus  with  refer- 
ence to  variety  and  food  values;  responsible  for 
cleanliness,  conservation  and  preparation  of 
food  and  for  sanitation  of  kitchen  and  area; 
keeps  accounts  of  organization  mess. 

1  As  Supply  Sergeant Stockkeeper  1     Jour.       18s 

Prepares  requisitions  for  Quartermaster,  Ord- 
nance, Signal  supplies  and  rations,  issues  same, 
keeping  records  of  all  material  received,  on 
hand  and  issued.  Maintains  in  good  condition 

6 


CONFIDENTIAL  Personnel   Specifications 

For  Official  Use  Only  Table  23-C    (Cont.) 

WIRE  COMPANY— FIELD  SIGNAL  BN.~ Continued. 

all  supplies  in  his  possession.  A  knowledge  of 
electrical  supplies,  especially  telephone,  tele- 
graph and  radio  material,  and  ability  to  type- 
write essential. 

1  As  Stable  Sergeant Stable  boss  1     Jour.      27h 

Responsible  for  the  general  care  of  animals  as- 
signed to  the  company,  the  good  order  and  po- 
lice of  the  stables  and  picket  lines,  and  the  con- 
duct of  the  stable  personnel,  and  care  of  the 

sick  animals. 

4  As  Section  Duty Tel.  &  tel.  lineman  1     Jour.       32t 

Tel.  troubleman,  outside  1     Jour.     33to 

Tel.  and  tel.  cable  splicer  1     Jour.     32tc 

Telegrapher  1     Jour.       31t 

Responsible  for  the  construction  and  maintenance 
of  all  telephone  and  telegraph  lines  installed  by 
the  section  under  the  direction  of  the  section 
chief.  Maintains  local  battery  telephone  switch- 
boards. One  to  be  a  cable  splicer,  capable  of 
splicing  and  testing  paper  insulated  cable  under 
any  conditions.  One  to  be  an  expert  telegra- 
pher with  ability  to  typewrite. 

12  Corporals: 

4    [Telegraphers] Telegrapher  4     Jour.       31t 

Operates    and    maintains    telegraph    instruments. 

Transmits  and  receives  at  the  rate  of  30  words 

per  minute. 

2  [Switchboard  Men] Switchboard  installer  1     Jour.     33si 

Switchboard  repairman  1     Jour.      33s 

Installs  telephone  switchboards  and  repairs  same. 

1  [Cable  Splicer] Tel.  &  tel.  cable  splicer  1     Jour.     32tc 

Splices  paper  insulated  cable,  makes  pot  leads 
and  forms  cable  terminals. 

1    [Telephone   Switchboard   Operator] :    Telephone 

operator,  high  average  intelligence 1     Jour.     33o 

Operates  telephone  switchboards. 

1  As  Company  Clerk General  clerical  worker  1     Appr.     38g 

Prepares  company  reports,  returns  and  corres- 
pondence. Ability  to  typewrite  essential. 

1   As  Farrier .Farrier  1     Appr.      28f 

Under  direction  of  veterinarian  and  stable  ser- 
geant, cares  for  sick  horses. 

1  As  Mechanic .  .  .  Instrument  maker  and  repairer  1     Jour.      72e 

Under  direction  of  supply  sergeant  makes  general 
repairs  to  all  material  including  electrical  appa- 
ratus. 

1  As  Saddler Saddler  1     Appr.      47s 

Under  the  direction  of  the  stable  sergeant  repairs 
harness,  saddle  and  other  horse  equipment. 


Personnel    Specifications  CONFIDENTIAL 

Table  23-C    (Cont.)  For  Official  Use  Only 

WIRE  COMPANY— FIELD  SIGNAL  BN.— Continued. 

1  Chauffeur Heavy  truck  chauffeur  1     Jour.       23t 

Drives   and   makes   emergency   repairs   to   heavy 
trucks. 

2  Cooks Cook  2     Jour.       40c 

Required  to  cook  all  plain  foods,  small  doughs, 
and  properly  to  cut  a  quarter  of  beef. 

1  Horseshoer Horseshoer  1     Jour.         7h 

Shoes  animals  of  battalion. 

46  Privates,  First  Class,  and  Privates: 

20     [Telegraphers] Telegrapher  5    Jour.      31t 

15    Appr.     31t 

Transmits  and  receives    (including  transcription) 
messages  at  rate  of  20  to  30  words  per  minute. 

12    [Linemen] Tel.    &   tel.    lineman  4     Jour.        32t 

8     Appr.      32t 

Supervises  construction  of  telegraph  and  telephone 
lines.     Rides  motorcycle. 

10    [Switchboard    Operators]:    Telephone    switch-  4     Jour.       33o 

board    operator 6     Appr.     33o 

Good  education;  high  average   intelligence.     Op- 
erates telephone  switchboard. 

4    [Switchboard Men]:   Telephone  troubleman,  out- 
side     4     Appr.    33to 

Assists  in  installation  and  repair  of  telephone  sys- 
tem. 


8 


CONFIDENTIAL  Personnel   Specifications 

For  Official  Use  Only  Table  23-D 

OUTPOST  COMPANY 

FIELD  SIGNAL  BATTALION 
(TABLES  OF  ORGANIZATION  No.  23) 


Army  title  set  in  bold  face  type  followed  on  the  same  line  by  the  corre- 
sponding civilian  occupation,  the  number  of  men,  the  degree  of  skill  and 
the  occupational  symbol. 

On  the  next  line  appears  the  suggested  substitute  occupation. 

Then  follows  the  description  of  army  duties. 


4  Master  Signal  Electricians Wire  chief  4     Jour.      33w 

Responsible  for  the  installation,  maintenance  and 
operation  of  small  telephone  offices,  and  for  the 
proper  functioning  of  electrical  apparatus  such 
as  buzzer-phones  and  short  range  radio  appara- 
tus. 

19    Sergeants,    First   Class: 

1  First  Sergeant:  Leadership  material,  practical 

telephone  experience 1  Uncl. 

Agent  of  company  commander  in  maintaining  dis- 
cipline; manages  company  under  direction  of 
company  commander;  arranges  details  in  execu- 
tion of  orders  and  assigns  men  to  various  em- 
ployments; required  to  act  on  own  initiative  in 
emergencies  in  absence  of  company  officer; 
supervises  preparation  of  company  reports,  re- 
turns and  correspondence. 

1  As  Mess  Sergeant Caterer  1     Jour.     40ca 

Substitute-     Restaurateur,  steward,  cook. 

Purchases  food  supplies;  plans  menus  with  refer- 
ence to  variety  and  food  values ;  responsible  for 
cleanliness,  conservation  and  preparation  of 
food  and  for  sanitation  of  kitchen  and  area; 
keeps  accounts  of  organization  mess. 

1  As   Supply   Sergeant Stockkeeper  1      Jour.        18s 

Prepares    requisitions    for    Quartermaster,    Ord- 
nance, Signal  supplies  and  rations,  issues  same, 

keeping  records  of  all  material  received,  on 
hand  and  issued.  Maintains  in  good  condition 
all  supplies  in  his  possession.  A  knowledge  of 
electrical  supplies,  especially  telephone,  tele- 
graph and  radio  material,  is  necessary.  Knowl- 
edge of  typewriting  essential. 

16  [Telephone  Details] Wire  chief  16     Jour.    33w 

Has  charge  of  small  telephone  offices,  buzzer- 
phone  stations  or  short-range  wireless  and  vis- 
ual signal  stations. 

26    Sergeants: 

2  As  Instrument  Repairmen:  Electrical  instrument  1     Jour.       72e 

repairer    1     Appr.     72e 

Makes  minor  repairs  to  technical  apparatus. 

9 


Personnel   Specifications  CONFIDENTIAL 

Table  23-D    (Cont.)  For  Official  Use  Onl; 

OUTPOST  COMPANY— FIELD  SIGNAL  BN.— Continued. 

16  As  Electricians General  electrician  2     Jour.      10; 

Wire  chief  14  Appr.    33^ 

In  charge  of  small  telephone  offices,  buzzer-phone 
stations,  short-range  wireless  stations,  or  vis- 
ual signal  stations. 

4  As  Cable  Splicers Tel.  &  tel.  cable  splicer  4     Jour.     32t 

In  charge  of  cable  laying  detachments. 

4  As  Telegraphers Telegrapher  4     Jour.      311 

Operates  telegraph  or  wireless  apparatus.  Re- 
ceives and  sends  messages  at  rate  of  20  words 
per  minute. 

54   Corporals: 

2  As  Company  Clerks.  .  .  .General  clerical  worker  1     Jour.      38j 

Typist  1     Appr.     39 

Prepares  company  reports,  returns  and  corre- 
spondence. 

18  As  Telephone  Operators:  High  average  intel- 
ligence    18  Uncl 

Operates  telephone  switchboards. 

18  As  Operators Telegrapher  6     Jour.       31 

Telegrapher  6     Appr.     31 

Radio   operator  3     Jour.     31\ 

Radio   operator  3     Appr.    31~v 

Operates  wireless  or  telegraph  apparatus.  Re- 
ceives and  sends  messages  at  rate  of  20  words 
per  minute. 

16  As  Linemen Tel.  &  tel.  lineman  8     Jour.       32 

8     Appr.      32 

Supervises  construction  of  telephone  and  telegraph 
line. 

1  Chauffeur Heavy  truck  chauffeur  1     Jour.       23 

Drives  and  makes  emergency  repairs  to  heavy 
trucks. 

4  Cooks Cook  4     Jour.      40< 

Required  to  cook  plain  foods  and  small  doughs  for 
mess  of  280  men  and  properly  to  cut  quarters 
of  beef. 

1   Horseshoer General  auto  repairman  1     Jour.      24g 

Maintains  and  repairs  motor  equipment  of  com- 
pany. 

171  Privates,  First  Class,  and  Privates: 

42   [Linemen] . Tel.   &  tel.   lineman  42     Appr.   321 

Assists  in  the  construction  and  maintenance  of 
telephone  and  telegraph  lines. 

100    [Operators] Telegrapher  50  Jour.       311 

50  Appr.     311 

Substitute''   Buzzer  operator. 

Operates  wireless  or  telegraph  apparatus.  Re- 
ceives and  sends  messages  at  a  rate  of  20  words 
per  minute. 

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CONFIDENTIAL  Personnel   Specifications 

For  Official  Use  Only  Table  23-D   (Cont.) 

OUTPOST  COMPANY— FIELD  SIGNAL  BN.— Continued. 

12  [Telephone  Operators] :  Telephone  switchboard  8     Jour.       33o 

operator   4     Appr.     33o 

Operates  telephone  switchboards  and  makes  minor 
repairs  thereto,  under  adverse  conditions. 

4  [Cable  Splicers] Tel.  &  tel.  cable  splicer  4     Appr.   32tc 

Assists  in  laying  of  cables. 

4   [Switchboard  Installers]:   Switchboard  installer  4     Appr.    33si 

Assists  in  the  installation  and  maintenance  of  tel- 
ephone switchboards. 

6  [Motorcyclists] Chauffeur,  motorcycle  6     Appr.    22m 

Drives  and  makes  emergency  repairs  to  motor- 
cycles. 

3    3  Uncl. 

Performs  general  military  duties. 

LESS   ESSENTIAL  GROUP 

[1] Barber  1    Jour.        45 

In    addition    to    regular    duties,    engages    in    his 

civilian  occupation,  drawing  his  patronage  from 

personnel  of  the  company. 

[1]   Bugler  1     Appr.  44bu 

Substitute'     Cornetist. 

Required  to  sound  Army  calls;  liaison  agent  fa- 
miliar with  all  forms  of  visual  signalling;  must 
be  able  to  read,  write  and  speak  English  flu- 
ently. 

[1] ,  General  carpenter  1     Appr.       8g 

Rapid,  rough  construction;  repairs  and  makes  al- 
terations to  barracks,  tent  frames,  boxes  and 
does  other  carpenter  work. 


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Personnel   Specifications 
Summary  Table  23 


CONFIDENTIAL 
For  Official  Use  Oi 


FIELD    SIGNAL    BATTALION 

(TABLES  OF  ORGANIZATION  No.  23) 

MAIN  GROUP — Civilian  occupations  most  nearly  corresponding  to  qualifii 
tions  indicated  by  Tables  of  Organization. 


Occupational 
Specialists 

Head- 
quarters 
and 
Supply 
Section 

Radio 
Comp'ny 

Wire 
Comp'ny 

Outpost 
Comp'ny 

Tot 

Journey- 
man 

|s 

o.'-5 

< 

Journey- 
man 

£g 

& 

*4 

rourney- 
man 

|| 

aP 

ourney- 
man 

b 

ournoy- 

111:111 

7  h        Horseshoer               _     

1 

i 

3 
1 
1 
4 
1 
2 
10 
1 
3 
1 

1 

2 

10  gt     General  tender,  dynamo- 
10  st     Storage  battery  electric'n 
18  s       Stockkeeper 

1 
1 

1 

1 

-  — 

1 

— 

1 

--- 

22  a      Auto  chauffeur 

1 

22  m     Motorcyclist 

?, 

6 

23  t       Heavy  truck   chauffeur  __ 
23  tm    Truckmaster                  _  . 

7 
1 

— 

1 



1 

— 

1 

24  g      General  auto  repairman. 
27  h      Stable    boss 

1 

1 

1 



1 

27  1       Teamster                  '      

28  f       Furrier 

1 

29  tp     Topographical   draftsman 
31  1       Telegrapher  operator 

1 

1 
74 
27 
1 
1'f 
6 
13 
1 
1 
1 
21 
2 
1 
1 
2 
9 
3 
1 

3 

14 

15 

60 

3 

56 
3 

31  w     Wireless,  buzzer  operator 
31  we    Wireless  radio  constr'ct'r 
32  1       Tel.  and  Tel.  lineman     . 

24 
1 

25 

3 

5 
2 

Q 

1 

8 

8 
4 
8 

50 
4 
4 

32  tc     Tel.  and  Tel.  cable  splicer 
33  o       Tel.  switchboard  operat'r 
33  s       Switchboard   repairman  _ 
33  si      Switchboard  installer 

6 

1 
1 
1 

4 

33  to     Tel.  troubleman,  outside. 
33  w      Wire  chief 

4 
~~1 

20 

1 

14 

38  g      General  clerical  worker. 
38  p      Postal   clerk 

1 
1 

39  s       Stenographer 

1 

39  1       Typist 

1 
1 

1 
2 
1 

1 

40  c       Cook 

--- 

2 
1 

___ 

4 
1 

40  ca     Caterer 

47  c       Cobbler 

1 

47  s       Saddler 

1 

72  c       Instrument    maker    and 
repairer 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Totals:   Main  group 

?,?, 

34 

7 

28 
5 

38 

36 

115 
1 

143 

2 

209 
S 

Less  essential  group 

1 

5 

Occupational  specialists 

28 

74 

74 
1 

261 
1 
18 

43' 

i 

2i 

Others,   leadership   material 

Not  specified 

1 

1 

Total  enlisted 

29 

75 

75 

280 

45< 

12 


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Personnel   Specifications 
Summary    Table    23    (Cont.) 


FIELD    SIGNAL    BATTALION 

(TABLES  OF  ORGANIZATION  No.  23) 

LESS  ESSENTIAL  GROUP — To  include  men  of  the  following  classes,  if  avail- 
able and  not  needed  for  more  essential  occupational  assignments. 


Occupational 
Specialists 

Head- 
quarters 
and 
Supply 
Section 

Radio 
Comp'ny 

Wire 
Comp'ny 

Outpost 
Comp'ny 

Totals 

1  Journey- 
man 

Journey- 
man 

|g 

1 
1 

2 

"5 
3 

|l 

!  Journey 
man 

b 

|  Journey 
man 

|l 

Journey 
man 

•^u+J 

8  g      General  carpenter 

1 

— 

10  st     Storage  battery  electric'n 
18  s       Stockkesper 

i 

2 

22  It      Light  truck  chauffeur  
22  m     Motorcyclist 

— 

to  to  to 

2 
2 

2 
1 

2 

______ 

25         Gasoline  engineman,  re- 
pairman 

27  1       Teamster 

1 

44  bu    Bugler 

2 

1 

45         Barber 

1 

1 

2 

Totals 

1 

5 

17 

5 

1 

2 

9 

12 

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Personnel   Specifications  CONFIDENTIAL 

Table  11 4- A  For  Official  Use  Onlj 

HEADQUARTERS    DETACHMENT 

TELEGRAPH  BATTALION 
(TABLES  OF  ORGANIZATION  No.  114) 

Army  title  set  in  bold  face  type  followed  on  the  same  line  by  the  corre 
spending  civilian  occupation,  the  number  of  men,  the  degree  of  skill  anc 
the  occupational  symbol. 

On  the  next  line  appears  the  suggested  substitute  occupation. 

Then  follows  the  description  of  army  duties. 

1    Sergeant,   First   Class: 

1  As  Sergeant  Major General  clerical  worker  1     Jour.      38j 

Chief  Clerk  of  Battalion  Office;  supervises  prep- 
aration and  filing  of  returns,  reports,  corre- 
spondence and  orders.  Ability  to  typewrite 
essential. 

1    Sergeant: 

1   Personnel  Sergeant Payroll  clerk  1      Jour.       38] 

Substitutes:     Bank   Clerk,   Cost    Clerk,    Time 

Clerk. 

Under  direction  of  personnel  adjutant,  prepares 
pay  cards,  rosters,  payrolls  and  returns  of  per- 
sonnel. Knowledge  of  typewriting  essential. 

1  Chauffeur,  First  Class ........  Automobile  chauffeur  1     Jour.      22j 

Drives  and  makes  emergency  repairs  to  automo- 
biles. 

1  Cook Cook  1     Jour.       40< 

Purchases  rations  and  prepares  food  for  battalion 
officers'  mess — usually  about  eight  officers. 
Keeps  accounts  of  the  mess. 

3  Privates,  First  Class,  and  Privates: 

1    [Motorcyclist] Motorcycle  chauffeur  1     Jour.     22n 

Drives  and  makes  emergency  repairs  to  motor- 
cycle used  for  courier  service. 

1    [Orderly] High  average  intelligence  1  Uncl 

Assigned  to  duty  at  headquarters;  used  as  mes- 
senger. 

1    [Assistant  Cook] 1  Uncl 

Performs  duties  of  kitchen  police  and  as  waiter  at 
battalion  officers'  mess. 


CONFIDENTIAL  Personnel   Specifications 

For  Official  Use  Only  Table  114-B 

SUPPLY  DETACHMENT 

TELEGRAPH  BATTALION 
(TABLES  OF  ORGANIZATION  No.  114) 


Army  title  set  in  bold  face  type  followed  on  the  same  line  by  the  corre- 
sponding civilian  occupation,  the  number  of  men,  the  degree  of  skill  and 
the  occupational  symbol. 

On  the  next  line  appears  the  suggested  substitute  occupation. 

Then  follows  the  description  of  army  duties. 


1   Sergeant,  First  Class: 

1  As  Battalion  Supply  Sergeant Stockkeeper  1     Jour.        18s 

Prepares  requisitions  for  Quartermaster,  Ord- 
nance and  Signal  Corps  supplies  and  for  ra- 
tions; issues  same,  keeping  record  of  all  mate- 
rial received,  on  hand  and  issued.  A  knowl- 
edge of  electrical  supplies,  especially  telephone 
and  telegraph  material,  is  desirable. 

1   Corporal  as  Cobbler Cobbler  1     Jour.       47c 

Repairs  shoes  and  makes  general  repairs  to  leather 
equipment  of  detachment. 

1   Chauffeur,  First  Class Heavy  truck  chauffeur  1     Jour.       23t 

Drives  and  makes  emergency  repairs  to  heavy 
trucks. 

1  Chauffeur Heavy  truck  chauffeur  1     Jour.       23t 

Drives  and  makes  emergency  repairs  to  heavy 
truck. 

1  Chauffeur Light  truck  chauffeur  1     Jour.      221t 

Drives  and  makes  emergency  repairs  on  light 
trucks. 

2  Privates,  First  Class,  and  Privates:      Stockkeeper,  re- 

ceiver      1     Appr.     18r 

Typist  1     Appr.      39t 

Assists  Supply  Sergeant  in  preparing  requisitions, 
in  accounts,  in  storage  of  supplies  and  in  sup- 
erintending minor  repairs. 


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Personnel   Specifications  CONFIDENTIAL 

Table  114-C  For  Official  Use  Only 

TELEGRAPH  COMPANY 

(Two  Companies  per  Battalion) 

TELEGRAPH  BATTALION 
(TABLES  ,OF  ORGANIZATION  No.  114) 

Army  title  set  in  bold  face  type  followed  on  the  same  line  by  the  corre- 
sponding civilian  occupation,  the  number  of  men,  the  degree  of  skill  and 
the  occupational  symbol. 

On  the  next  line  appears  the  suggested  substitute  occupation. 

Then  follows  the  description  of  army  duties. 


2  Master  Signal  Electricians:  Telegraph  engineer,  out- 
side   plant 2     Appr.     33( 

Makes  studies  and  surveys  of  routes  for  construc- 
tion of  permanent  telephone  or  telegraph  lines, 
and  provides  wire  transposition  layout  for  con- 
struction parties.  Determines  size,  type  and  lo- 
cation of  aerial  or  underground  cable  for  head- 
quarters telephone  systems.  Specifies  layout 
of  telephone  and  telegraph  offices  and  power 
plant  for  common  battery  telephone  switch- 
board. 

8    Sergeants,    First    Class: 

1  As  First  Sergeant . Leadership  material  1  Uncl 

Practical  knowledge  of  line  construction  or  other 
general  electrical  experience  necessary. 

Agent  of  company  commander  in  maintaining 
discipline;  manages  company  under  direction 
of  company  commander;  arranges  details  in 
execution  of  orders  and  assigns  men  to  various 
employments;  required  to  act  on  own  initia- 
tive in  emergencies  in  absence  of  company  of- 
ficers. Supervises  preparation  of  company  re- 
ports, returns  and  correspondence. 

4    As    Chiefs    of    Telephone    Sections:     Cableman, 

expert 4     Jour.     32t( 

Substitute'   Lineman,  cable   (32pc). 

In  charge  of  one  section.  Responsible  for  in- 
struction, training,  discipline,  equipment  and 
efficiency  of  section. 

In  charge  of  working  parties  engaged  part  of  the 
time  in  building  telegraph,  telephone  and  com- 
mercial lines  in  the  United  States;  other  times 
in  building  temporary  lines  of  a  more  simple 
type.  Required  to  work  out  construction  en- 
gineering details  not  definitely  covered  by  in- 
structions. 

1   [In  Charge  of  Telegraph  Operation] :  Wire  chief  1      Jour.      33v 

In  charge  of  all  telegraph  operation,  including 
the  training  of  operators,  the  observance  of 
prescribed  office  routine  and  the  proper  adjust- 
ment and  maintenance  of  all  telegraph  appara- 
tus. 

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CONFIDENTIAL  Personnel   Specifications 

For  Official  Use  Only  Table   114-C   (Cont.) 

TELEGRAPH   COMPANY— TELEGRAPH   BN.— Continued. 

1  [In  Charge  of  Telegraph  Switchboard  Installa- 
tion]   Switchboard  installer  1  Jour.  33si 

In  charge  of  telephone  central  office  installation 
and  of  central  office  and  outside  wire  mainten- 
ance. Telephone  offices  may  be  either  of  com- 
mon battery  or  local  battery  type. 

1   [In  Charge  of  Telephone  Operation] :  Wire  chief  1      Jour.      33w 

Responsible  for  supervision  of  all  telephone  oper- 
ating, including  training  of  operators,  provid- 
ing all  operators  with  information  as  to  rout- 
ings of  calls  by  bulletins  or  sketches,  collect- 
ing data  as  to  the  quality  of  the  service,  and 
(in  general)  assuming  full  responsibility  for 
the  work  of  the  telephone  operators. 

10    Sergeants: 

1  As  Mess  Sergeant Caterer  1     Jour.    40ca 

Purchases  food  supplies;  plans  menus  with  refer- 
ence to  variety  and  food  values;  responsible  for 
cleanliness,  conservation  and  preparation  of 
food  and  for  sanitation  of  kitchen  and  area; 
keeps  accounts  of  organization  mess. 

1  As  Supply  Sergeant Stockkeeper  1     Jour.       18s 

Prepares  requisitions  for  Quartermaster,  Ord- 
nance, Signal  supplies  and  rations,  issues  same, 
keeping  records  of  all  material  received,  on 
hand,  and  issued.  Cares  for  all  supplies  in  his 
possession.  A  knowledge  of  electrical  supplies, 
especially  telephone,  telegraph  and  radio  mate- 
rial, is  necessary.  Knowledge  of  typewriting  es- 
sential. 

1  As  Chief  Mechanic ....  General  auto  repairman  1     Jour.      24g 

Assists  chauffeur,  first  class,  in  charge  of  motor 
transportation,  making  repairs  to  motor  ve- 
hicles. 

1  [Cableman] ....  Cableman,  underground,  expert  1     Jour.      32u 

Underground  or  aerial  cable  construction.  In 
charge  of  cable  splicing,  construction  of  man- 
holes, laying  of  cable  underground,  and  aerial 
cable  construction. 

[2] Telegrapher  2     Jour.       32t 

Assists  sergeant,  first  class,  in  charge  of  telegraph 

operation.      Superintends   the   transmission    of 

messages.     Ability  to  typewrite  essential. 

[1] Wire  Chief  1     Jour.     33w 

Substitute:   Switchboard  installer   (33si). 
Assists  sergeant,  first  class,  in  charge  of  telephone 
switchboard  installation  and  maintenance. 

[1] Wire  Chief  1     Jour.     33w 

Assists  sergeant,  first  class,  in  charge  of  telephone 
operation. 

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Table   114-C    (Cont.)  For  Official  Use  Onl; 

TELEGRAPH   COMPANY— TELEGRAPH   BN.— Continued. 

[2] Cableman,  expert  2     Jour.     32t 

Substitute:     Lineman,     cable      and     feeder 
(32pc). 

Assist  section  chiefs  in  the  construction  and  main- 
tenance of  all  types  of  line  work. 

15    Corporals: 

[1] General  clerical  worker  1     Jour.      38 

Assists  company  clerk  in  preparing  reports,  returns 
and  correspondence. 

1  Draftsman Topographical  draftsman  1     Jour.     29t 

In  charge  of  preparation  and  filing  of  sketches  and 
plans  of  telephone  and  telegraph  lines. 

1    [Mechanic] Instrument  repairer,  electrical  1     Jour.       72 

Makes  general  repairs  to  electrical  apparatus. 

1    [Mechanic] General  auto  repairman  1     Jour.      24 

Makes  general  repairs  to  motor  vehicles  of  com- 
pany. 

4     [Telegraphers] Telegrapher  1     Jour.        31 

Operates  telegraph  apparatus;  receives  and  sends 
messages  at  rate  of  20  words  per  minute. 

1  [Cable  Splicer] Cable  splicer  1     Jour.     321 

Supervises  the  erection  and  maintenance  of  tele- 
phone and  telegraph  cables. 

4    [Linemen] Tel.  &  tel.  lineman  1 

1 

Tel.  troublemen,  outside  1 

1 

For  construction  sections  and  repair  of  lines  of 
communication. 

2  [Telephone  Switchboard  Operators]:  Telephone 
switchboard  operator    2     Jour. 

Operates  telephone  switchboards  and  makes  minor 
repairs. 

4   Chauffeurs,   First   Class: 

[1] General  auto  repairman  1     Jour. 

In  charge  of  all  motor  vehicles  in  the  company; 
must  be  able  to  make  and  direct  all  repairs  re- 
quired. 

[1] Auto  chauffeur  1     Jour. 

Drives  and  makes  emergency  repairs  to  automo- 
biles. 

[2] Heavy  truck  chauffeur  2     Jour. 

Drives  and  makes  emergency  repairs  to  heavy 
trucks. 

8  Chauffeurs Heavy  truck  chauffeur  8     Appr. 

Drives  and  makes  emergency  repairs  to  heavy 
trucks. 

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CONFIDENTIAL  Personnel   Specifications 

For  Official  Use  Only  Table   114-C    (Cont.) 

TELEGRAPH   COMPANY— TELEGRAPH  BN.— Continued. 

2  Cooks Cook  2     Jour.      40c 

Required  to  cook  all  plain  foods,  small  doughs  and 
properly  to  cut  a  quarter  of  beef. 

1   Horseshoer General    auto    mechanic  1     Jour.      24g 

Assigned  to  duty  under  the  chief  mechanic,  as- 
sisting in  the  maintenance  of  motor  equipment. 

46   Privates,  First  Class,  and  Privates: 

18    (Telegraphers) Telegrapher  18    Appr.     31t 

Operates  telegraph  apparatus;  receives  and  sends 
messages  at  rate  of  20  words  per  minute. 

15  (Linemen) Tel.  and  tel.  lineman  15    Appr.    32t 

Assists  in  the  erection  and  maintenance  of  lines 
of  communications. 

8   (Telephone  Operators):   Telephone  switchboard 

operators,  high  average  intelligence 8     Appr.     33o 

Operates  telephone  switchboards. 

1    (Cable  Splicer) Cable  splicer  1     Appr.    32tc 

Assists  in  the  laying  of  telegraph  and  telephone 
cables. 

1  (Central  Office  Installer):  Switchboard  installer  1     Appr.    33si 
Assists  in  installation  of  telegraph  and  telephone 

apparatus   at   central    offices. 

3 3  Uncl. 

Performs  general  military  duties. 

LESS  ESSENTIAL  GROUP. 

2     Bugler  2     Appr.  44bu 

Required  to  sound  Army  calls;  liaison  agent  famil- 
iar with  all  forms  of  visual  signalling;  must  be 

able  to  read,  write  and  speak  English  fluently. 

1 Barber  1     Jour.        45 

In  addition  to  regular  duties,  engages  in  his  civ- 
ilian ocupation,  drawing  his  patronage  from 
personnel  of  the  «ompany. 


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Summary   Table   114 


CONFIDENTIAL 
For  Official  Use  ( 


TELEGRAPH  BATTALION 

SIGNAL  CORPS 
(TABLES  OF  ORGANIZATION  No.  114) 

MAIN  GROUP — Civilian  occupations  most  nearly  corresponding  to  quali 
tions  indicated  by  Tables  of  Organization. 


Occupational 
Specialists 

Head- 
quarters 
Detach- 
ment 

Supply 
Detach- 
ment 

Comp'ny 
(X2) 

Tc 

Journey- 
man 

jl 

Journey- 
man 

a 

U 

Journey- 
man 

fl 

"5 

1" 

1 
3 
3 
1 
1 
6 
8 
2 
8 
6 
14 
2 

4 
2 
2 
8 
3 
1 

18  r       Stockkeeper              *. 

1 

— 

1 
1 

— 

18  s       Stockkeeper                  _     

22  a      Auto  chauffeur                _     _ 

-« 

22  It      Light  truck  chauffeur 

1 

— 

22  m     Motorcyclist  _ 

1 

23  t       Heavy  truck  chauffeur 

2 

— 

2 
4 

8 

24  g      General  auto  repairman 

29  tp     Topographical  draftsman            _  _ 

1 

4 

1  00  «3  r-l 
1  r-l  r-l 

i 

31  1       Telegrapher                      _ 

32  1       Tel.  and  Tel.  lineman                __  . 

32  tc     Cable  splicer                                _     _ 

32  u      Cableman,  underground 

33  e       Telephone  engineer 

M  00  r-l  r-l  1 

1 

33  o       Switchboard  operator 

2 
1 
1 
4 
1 

33  si      Switchboard  installer 

33  to     Telephone  troubleman,  outside 

33  w     Wire  chief            _____ 

38  g      General  clerical  worker 

1 

38  p      Payroll  clerk 

1 

39  1       Typist     _                 _ 

1 

40  c       Cook 

1 

2    ___ 

1    

5 
2 

40  ca     Caterer                  _     _           

47  c       Cobbler                                       _     __. 

1 

72  e       Electrical  instrument  repairer 

1 

___ 

2 

Totals:  Main  group.                    _     _  . 

5  | 

5 

2 

37 
1 

55 

2 

84 
2 

*Less  essential  group 

Occupational  specialists 

5 

7 

95 
1 

Others,   leadership   material 

Not  specified 

2 

Total  enlisted    . 

7 

7 

96 

20 

*Less  essential  group  consists  of  one  journeyman  barber    (45),  and 
apprentice  buglers   (44bu),  in  each  company. 


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For  Official  Use  Only  Table  348 

PIGEON  COMPANY 

(TABLES  OF  ORGANIZATION  No.  348) 
One  Pigeon  Company  is  Authorized  for  Each  Army 

Army  title  set  in  bold  face  type  followed  on  the  same  line  by  the  corre- 
sponding civilian  occupation,  the  number  of  men,  the  degree  of  skill  and 
the  occupational  symbol. 

On  the  next  line  appears  the  suggested  substitute  occupation. 

Then  follows  the  description  of  army  duties. 

2    Master   Signal    Electricians: 

1  As  Chief  Pigeoneer:  Leadership  material;  hom- 
ing pigeon  expert,  racing 1  Jour.  66h 

Under  direction  of  company  commander,  in 
charge  of  the  training  and  instruction  of  the 
men  as  pigeoneers,  and  responsible  for  the 
care  and  condition  of  pigeons. 

1   As  Loft  Master:    Homing  pigeon  fancier,  racing  1     Jour.      66h 

In  charge  of  the  breeding  loft  and  the  90  mobile 

lofts  and  responsible  for  the  proper  movement 

of  the  latter.    Calculates  the  needs  of  the  lofts, 

both  as  to  pigeons  and  as  to  supplies. 

9   Sergeants,    First   Class: 

1  As  Acting  First  Sergeant:  Homing  pigeon  ex- 
pert, racing;  leadership  material 1  Jour.  66h 

Agent  of  company  commander  in  maintaining  dis- 
cipline; manages  company  under  direction  of 
company  commander;  arranges  details  in  exe- 
cution of  orders,  and  assigns  men  to  various  em- 
ployment; required  to  act  on  own  initiative  in 
emergencies  in  absence  of  company  officers;  re- 
quired to  supervise  preparation  of  company  re- 
ports, returns  and  correspondence. 

1    As    Mess    Sergeant Caterer  1      Jour.     40ca 

Substitute:   Restaurateur,  steward,  cook. 

Purchases  food  supplies;  plans  menus  with  refer- 
ence to  variety  and  food  values;  responsible  for 
cleanliness,  conservation  and  preparation  of 
food  and  for  sanitation  of  kitchen  and  area; 
keeps  accounts  of  organization  mess. 

1    As    Supply    Sergeant:    Homing    pigeon    expert, 

racing;  experience  as  stockkeeper  desirable.  .  1     Appr.     66h 

Keeps  company  property  and  supplies;  provides 

for  replenishing  these  stores;  issues  same  and 

keeps   account   thereof;    supervises   repairs   to 

property.    Required  to  be  a  pigeon  fancier  with 

experience    in    racing,    familiar   with    pigeons, 

lofts  and  supplies  accessory  to  the  lofts. 

5  As  Corps  Group  Sergeants:  Homing  pigeon  ex- 
pert, racing 5  Jour.  66h 

Responsible  for  pigeon  loft  group,  its  administra- 
tion as  a  whole  and  the  efficiency  of  its  parts. 
Supervises  pigeon  service  of  one  army  corps. 

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Table  348   (Cont.)  For  Official  Use  Only 

PIGEON  COMPANY— Continued 

1  As  Transportaton  Sergeant:  Homing  pigeon  ex- 
pert, racing 1     Jour.      66h 

In    charge    of    transportation    of    pigeons    from 

breeding  loft  to  mobile  lofts,   and   any   other 

movements  of  birds  not  in  flight. 

38   Sergeants: 

1    As    Clerk:    Homing   pigeon   fancier,   practical; 

clerical  experience  desirable 1     Jour.    66hf 

Prepares  company  reports,  returns  and  corre- 
spondence, including  technical  reports. 

1  As  Mechanic:   General  auto  repairman;  pigeon 

experience  desirable 1     Jour.      24g 

Repairs  motor  equipment  of  company,  including 

motorcycles.       Required,     in     emergency,     to 

transport  and  care  for  pigeons. 

1  As  Assistant  Loft  Master:   Homing  pigeon  ex- 

pert, racing 1     Jour.      66h 

Bird  doctor  of  company.  Assists  loft  master 
in  performance  of  his  duties,  especially  in  car- 
ing for  and  treating  sick  pigeons. 

5   As   Assistant   Corps   Group    Sergeants;    Homing 

pigeon  expert,  racing 1     Jour.      66fc 

Assists  corps  group  sergeant  in  administration  of 
pigeon  service  for  one  army  corps. 

30  Pigeoneers  with  Mobile  Lofts:  Homing  pigeon 

expert,  racing 1  Jour.  66t 

In  charge  of  one  mobile  loft.  Responsible  for 
the  care  and  condition  of  birds  at  all  times,  par- 
ticularly when  in  transit.  Drives  motor  ve- 
hicle of  trailmobile  type  and  makes  repairs  to 
same. 

69   Corporals: 

2  As  Clerks General  clerical  worker  1     Jour.      38g 

Typist  1     Appr.     391 

One   to   assist  sergeant   clerk   in   preparation   of 

company  reports,  returns  and  correspondence. 
One  to  act  under  direction  of  personnel  adjutant 

in   preparation    of   pay-cards,    payrolls,   rosters 

and  returns  of  personnel. 

2  As  Mechanics:  Homing  pigeon  expert,  racing; 

experience  as  carpenter  essential 2  Appr.  66h 

Assists  supply  sergeant  in  general  repairs  to  com- 
pany property  and  supplies,  including  pigeon 
lofts  and  baskets.  May  be  called  upon  to  assist 
in  repairs  to  motor  vehicles.  Required,  in  emer- 
'gency,  to  transport  and  care  for  pigeons. 

1    With    Company    Supply    Detachment:     Homing 

pigeon  expert,  racing 1     Jour.      66h 

Assists  supply  sergeant  in  distribution  of  supplies 
to  the  various  mobile  lofts. 

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For  Official  Use   Only  Table   348    (Cont.) 

PIGEON  COMPANY— Continued 

60  Pigeoneers  with  Mobile  Lofts:  Homing  pigeon 

expert,  racing 60  Jour.  66h 

In  charge  of  one  mobile  loft.  Responsible  for  the 
care  and  condition  of  birds  at  all  times,  partic- 
ularly when  in  transit.  Drives  motor  vehicles 
of  trailmobile  type,  and  makes  repairs  to  same. 

4  Pigeoneers  with  Breeding  Lofts:  Homing  pigeon 

expert,  racing 4     Jour.      66h 

Responsible  for  the  proper  feeding,  breeding,  and 
care  of  pigeons  in  breeding  lofts. 

3   Cooks Cook  3     Jour.      40c 

Required  to  cook  plain  foods  and  small  doughs, 
and  properly  cut  a  quarter  of  beef. 

2  Chauffeurs,    First    Class:    Homing    pigeon    fancier, 

practical 2     Jour.    66hp 

Drives  and  makes  emergency  repairs  to  heavy 
trucks.  May  be  required  to  take  sole  charge 
of  and  transport  pigeons  by  means  of  heavy 
truck  over  long  distances  and  under  adverse 
conditions. 

3  Chauffeurs Homing  pigeon   fancier,   practical  3    Appr.    66hp 

Drives  and  makes  emergency  repairs  to  light  truck 
or  automobile.  May  be  required  to  take  sole 
charge  of  and  transport  pigeons  by  means  of 
delivery  truck  over  long  distances  and  under 
adverse  conditions. 

162   Privates,  First  Class: 

10  Pigeoneers  with  Breeding  Lofts:   Homing  pig- 
eon fancier,  practical 10  Jour.    66hp 

Assists  in  the  proper  feeding,  breeding  and  care  of 
pigeons  at  breeding  lofts. 

150  Pigeoneers  with  Mobile  Lofts:  Homing  pigeon 

expert,  racing 150  Appr.  66h 

Assists  in  maintenance  of  mobile  loft,  caring  for 

birds.  Drives  motor  vehicles  of  trailmobile  type, 

and  makes  repairs  to  same. 

2  Orderlies Homing  pigeon  fancier,  practical  2     Appr.  66hp 

When  not  assisting  in  maintenance  of  mobile  or 
breeding  lofts,  used  as  messengers  at  headquar- 
ters. 

36   Privates: 

5  Pigeoneers  with  Breeding  Lofts:  Homing  pigeon 

fancier,  practical 5     Appr.  66hp 

Assists  in  the  proper  feeding,  breeding,  and  care 
of  pigeons  at  breeding  lofts. 

30   Pigeoneers  with  Mobile  Lofts .  .  Pigeon  fancier  30    Jour.      66p 

Assists  in  maintenance  of  mobile  loft,  caring  for 

birds.  Drives  motor  vehicles  of  trailmobile  type, 

and  makes  repairs  to  same. 

1  With  Supply  Detachment Pigeon  fancier  1     Appr.     66p 

Assists  supply  sergeant  in  distribution  of  supplies 
to  the  various  mobile  lofts. 

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Summary   Table  348 


CONFIDENTIAL 
For  Official  Use  Onlj 


PIGEON  COMPANY 

SIGNAL  CORPS 
(TABLES  OF  ORGANIZATION  No.  348) 

MAIN  GROUP — Civilian  occupations  most  nearly  corresponding  to  qualifica 
tions  indicated  by  Tables  of  Organization. 


Occupational  Specialists 

Journey- 
man 

Appren- 
tice 

24  g       General  auto  repairman 

1 

38  g       General  clerical  worker 

1 

39  1        Typist                                                                _     _     _ 

1 

40  c       Cook 

3 

40  ca     Caterer 

1 

66  h       Homing  pigeon  expert,  racing 

110 

153 

66  hp     Homing  pigeon  fancier,  practical 

13 

10 

66  p       Pigeon  fancier 

30 

1 

Totals:     Main   group 

159 

165 

Occupational  specialists 

32 

4 

Total  enlisted 

32 

4 

24 


YC  644 


M3013S8 


A  13 
IW 


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